Ruddock Raises Ghosts of Failures Past to Calm Wales Grand Slam Fever
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WALES have been treating their irresistible team to a grave lesson in history this week, headlined: 'Welsh disasters in Scotland.' The players found the topic emblazoned across the tactical drawing board first thing Monday morning when they filed into the team room at The Barn, their purpose-built rural retreat. After all those wooden spoons and fearful beatings, it comes to something when the Welsh management feel obliged to counter the Grand Slam fever sweeping the country.
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Ruddock Raises Ghosts of Failures Past to Calm Wales Grand Slam Fever
Real disasters, in a Welsh context, happened at Aberfan, at Senghenydd, where 439 coalminers lost their lives, and at Llandow airfield, where a plane carrying Welsh fans back from the 1950 Triple Crown victory in Belfast crashed, killing 80 of the 83 on board.
In the 'disasters' highlighted by the Welsh management nobody died but a fe...See the full content of this document
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